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Bard College

Bard College
30 Campus Road, PO Box 5000
Annandale-on-Hudson, NY 12504-5000

Official telephone: (845) 758-6822
Fax number: (845) 758-5208
Website: https://www.bard.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 90%
Student:Faculty ratio: 9:1
Graduation rate: 69% within six years

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
student-designed majors, double majors, independent study, internships, distance learning, external degree program
Combined 3-2 programs available:
Institution offers 3-2 degree programs.
Graduate schools/programs are offered: yes
Study abroad opportunities:
Study-abroad program offered.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Bachelor's Degrees

  • Accounting and Finance
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music Performance, General
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctorates

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
Master's Degrees

  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
  • Economics, General
  • Education, Other
  • Environmental Education
  • Environmental Science
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory
  • Music Performance, General
  • Natural Resources and Conservation, Other
  • Secondary Education and Teaching
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
  • credit for CEEB Advanced Placement (scores of 2 or higher)
  • credit for international baccalaureate

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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